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•Black beard
•Henry Morgan
•Francis Drake
•John Hawkins
•Anne Bonny
•Pirate Websites
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THE BLOOD
THRISTY
WORLD OF
PIRATES
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There once was a mythical time when brave and
dangerous pirates sailed the seas in search of fortune
and fame. There was a historical period from roughly
1680 - 1730 when large numbers of Anglo-American
mariners were engaged in piracy and privateering, often
against Spanish or other targets of opportunity in the
Atlantic Ocean. A great challenge for modern historians
is to separate fact from fiction, since the mythical time
and the historical time of this Golden Age of Piracy are
so intertwined in both historical sources and the
collective consciousness of our culture.
Black Beard
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• Black Beard real name was Edward
Teach.
• He was a privateer( people who worked
for the government) but in 1701 changed
to a pirate and then died in 1718.
• He put gunpowder in his hat to keep his
enemies away.
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Black Beard
• When BlackBeard died they hung his head off the
side of the ship
• It is said that Blackbeard was stabbed at least
twenty times and shot as many as five times while
fighting with Maynard. As the story goes, the two
fought in hand to hand combat for as much a forty
minutes before Blackbeard finally collapsed due to
loss of blood.
• Blackbeard was the most famous pirate of
the sea.
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Henry Morgan
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Hero Or Villain
• He was a villain because he used nuns and
monks as human shields.
• After a battle he left his army with now food or
water on a deserted island.
• He was a villain to every single country but
the U.K because he fought people that were
innocent of other countries.
Henry Morgan
• Many think that he was a hero because he
worked for our government.
• He began a two year journey to America
Exploration.
• Stopped Spanish getting further into North
America.
HERO OR VILLIAN
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
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John Hawkins
• John Hawkins was born in Plymouth 1532.
• In 1571 Hawkins was in a plot to kill Queen Elizabeth 1st.
• However he changed sides and with the help William
Cecil and they had the main thieves arrested and
executed.
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• Anne Bonny was the most famous lady
pirate in the world of piracy .
• She wore ladies clothes in times of peace
and when battle took place she would wear
men's clothing.
•She could drink, She could fight, and she
could curse as well as any man.
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DIVING INTO THE
BLOOD THIRSTY
WORLD OF
PIRATES
Try out these great pirate sites!
Pirates of the Caribbean -- The Official Website
Pirates Homepage
Historiography of the Golden
Era of Anglo-American Piracy
in the Atlantic 1680-1730
Pirates - Topics - British Council -
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